Chapter 107
Xiao Yue was full of energy and first took out several kinds of bones and meat needed to cook the broth. …
Xiao Yue was full of energy and first took out several kinds of bones and meat needed to cook the broth.
This step is different from the previous soup stock in the store, which were mostly simple and required less meat to cook.
Different from Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, chicken, chicken feet, duck meat, pig's trotters, bones, etc. are all indispensable.
Especially for the chicken, Xiao Yue specially selected old chicken so that more chicken oil can be produced.
Currently, chicken and duck meat are whole and need to be chopped into large pieces to make it easier to blanch.
So Xiao Yue picked up the knife and chopped it off in just a few strokes.
Listening to the faint "wow" sounds all around her, she put all the meat into the pot without changing her expression.
There was only one stove, and Xiao Yue used the pot on his cart.
Not only does it have a system overtime function, the pot is also deeper, making it more convenient for blanching and subsequent soup making.
After putting the meat in, Xiao Yue scooped water and turned on the fire, then added rice wine to remove the fishy smell and enhance the flavor.
Everyone could see the whole process. People were not amazed at Xiao Yue's strength in swinging the knife, but rather - why is there so much meat?
Looking at the other four people, they had all kinds of ingredients, and it was obvious that they were carefully selected, but in comparison, Xiao Yue’s place was more attractive.
What does she do?
This question came to everyone's mind at the same time.
In the middle, the Lord of Qingyun City was speaking in a low voice to a masked man, but the other party either nodded or said a perfunctory "hmm", his eyes always looking at the stove on the left.
The mayor of Qingyun City was puzzled and looked over.
Xiao Yue had quietly increased the temperature of the pot, and soon the water was boiling.
She skimmed off the excess blood foam, cooked the meat for a while longer, then took it out and washed it.
The first soup is naturally not needed. The second soup needs to be cooked to maintain the cleanest color and the most delicious taste.
After washing all the meat, Xiao Yue put it back into the pot and added water, rice wine, ginger slices, scallion segments and white peppercorns.
Then you can put the lid on and prepare other ingredients.
There are many ingredients in Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, and some of them need to be soaked and steamed two to three days in advance, so this time Xiao Yue can only choose a few of them to simplify.
First up are abalone, sea cucumber, fish maw and tendons.
The first two are fresh, but the abalone needs to be scalded in boiling water to remove the shell so that the mucous membrane inside can be cleaned.
This time, Xiao Yue used the stove prepared by the government. After lighting the firewood and pulling the bellows, he was able to quickly boil half a pot of water to process the abalone.
The next ingredient is the sea cucumber, which is indispensable in Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. It looks dark when soaked in water. It is almost as long as a palm and looks plump and elastic.
Xiao Yue glanced at the people at the table in front of him, then looked at the crowd around him, picked out a few more sea cucumbers, and put the rest back in the cart to take back to cook in the evening.
"What's this?"
At some point, a little boy the size of a bean, Xiao Lian’s younger brother, came over and looked at the basin curiously.
Xiao Yue glanced at him and said two words casually.
"Sea cucumber?" The little boy looked even more surprised when he heard the answer, and he stretched out his hand to grab it in the water.
"It will bite people." Xiao Yue reached out to stop him before his hand entered the water, and his voice turned cold.
But the little boy was not afraid at all. When one of his hands was pinched, he immediately took out the other hand and tried to continue grabbing the sea cucumber.
"Awei!" Fortunately, Xiao Lian's voice rang out in time: "Don't make trouble, come back!"
The little boy curled his lips and ran back with a thud.
Xiao Yue frowned and stared at him for a few seconds, and found that he was approaching Xiao Lian's stove again, trying to get firewood.
The two of them were closest to the stove, and Xiao Yue's forehead jumped, and he reminded: "Don't let the children touch the fire."
Xiao Lian, who continued to cook, was stunned. She looked down and found that Awei had picked up the dry firewood!
Her chest heaved with anger, but after looking at the crowd below, she managed to control her emotions, quickly took away the firewood, squatted down and whispered something to Awei.
Xiao Yue frowned even deeper, and an incredible idea emerged.
——Could it be that Xiaolian’s parents were watching downstairs and forced Xiaolian to bring Awei up to perform?
Parents who favor sons over daughters will never think that their sons are naughty.
Xiao Yue took a deep breath, withdrew his gaze silently, and continued to process the fish maw and tendons.
Little did she know that after being scolded by Xiao Lian, Awei stared at her, with undisguised dissatisfaction in his innocent pupils.
On the chopping board, the fish maw and pig tendon both appear translucent and irregular in shape, and need to be cut into smaller pieces.
After Xiao Yueyi had cut everything, he added these two ingredients, along with the abalone and sea cucumber, and simply blanched them together with a small amount of rice wine.
A fishy smell with a hint of wine filled the air, which was not very pleasant, and the expressions of the people around him were all strange.
Plus, these are not common ingredients, each one is either black or gray, and looks very ordinary.
"This girl actually knows how to process abalone and sea cucumbers..."
Only the Lord of Qingyun City was slightly surprised, and finally understood why the person next to him kept staring at him.
However, Xiao Yue never looked up, nor did he look at what signature dishes the other four were making, but instead focused on the operation in front of him.
These four items need to be blanched and prepared, and the next few ingredients are relatively simple.
Tender yellow king oyster mushrooms, oval pigeon eggs, pre-soaked scallops, shark fin wings and shiitake mushrooms, and finally a large piece of ham with bright red meat and distinct textures.
This thing is not cheap. Just exchanging the points made Xiao Yue ponder for three seconds.
Fortunately, I can eat it later, so I don’t feel sad about it.
Except for scallops and shark fin, all these things need to be cut into thin slices.
Xiao Yue's knife skills were once again astonishing. It was almost impossible to see what she was doing. The knife was as sharp as a shadow, and the slices were placed in rows on the plate.
"Why is this knife different from others?" The Lord of Qingyun City focused on something different and whispered to others.
Unexpectedly, the man who had been silent all this time spoke up, and said in a low voice: "It's her habit."
This is indeed the cook's habit.
Xiao Yue was not only used to using the knife, but also used to using the stove at home. Now he felt uncomfortable using this one.
Because the next step is to make the "golden soup" in the Golden Soup Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. In addition to the soup, three other ingredients are needed to enhance the flavor, namely the pumpkin, golden pumpkin and carrot that she had just sliced into thin slices.
They all need to be pureed, but this pre-process...
Xiao Yue pondered for a few seconds and gave up steaming. He chose to boil the food in water, which could preserve the most natural color of the ingredients to a greater extent.
Add water to the pot, then put in the slices of the three ingredients. The most important thing is to add sesame oil, then cook slowly over low heat.
The water vapor gradually evaporated and the flavor of the ingredients began to reveal itself. It was clearly just sesame oil added to the water, but the taste was so light and charming.
But its taste could not be compared with the soup that was being cooked, because when Xiao Yue went over to open it, a scent of oily, fragrant and fresh aroma rushed straight to his head.
Not to mention the people below the platform, even the four people on the stage who were cooking their signature dishes all looked over, but none of them could see what was so delicious in the pot.
Xiao Yue looked at the pot of soup, covered it with a lid with satisfaction, and quietly turned the fire to low.
At this time, the pumpkin, golden squash and carrots are almost cooked and soft, almost breaking when touched.
There is not much water in the pot, just enough to cover the ingredients.
Xiao Yue did not choose to scoop it out separately with a colander, but instead scooped out all the soup and ingredients together, and directly crushed them in batches using a food processor.
This was the first time she showed this thing in front of so many people. When a slight buzzing sound was heard, everyone looked in amazement.
"I know what this is!"
At this time, old customers began to explain the situation, saying that Yueting Self-service had these magical things from the very beginning.
Not only is he amazing at cooking, but he also leaves customers with nothing to complain about when it comes to eating.
So no one thinks these things are harmful or have too much of an impact, when it comes to food, so what does it matter?
Xiao Yue also calculated this point. Since no one suspected it, why would she hide it? It was definitely not that she didn't want to smash it into mud manually.
In about half a quarter of an hour, the three-in-one pumpkin puree with yellow and orange is ready.
During this time, the people at the other four stoves were already finishing up their signature dishes, and Xiao Yue had also sieved and packed the pumpkin puree.
The crowd below and the distinguished guests sitting in the middle thought, after about an hour, it’s finally over…
Only the masked man in the middle looked calmly at the stove on the left without moving his eyes.
The Lord of Qingyun City was nodding secretly when he saw him like this, and couldn't help feeling confused.
What's the meaning?
Isn’t this all done? Is there anything else?
When Xiao Yue cleaned the pot and prepared for the next step, everyone was stunned, and their thoughts were exactly the same as those of the Lord of Qingyun City.
It’s not done yet? !
But this dish starts with blanching five kinds of meat, boiling the soup, processing a variety of ingredients, cutting the ingredients, putting them in the pot, smashing them, and sifting them...
It’s complicated enough, but I didn’t expect there’s more? !
For a moment, almost everyone's eyes turned to the stove on the left.
Xiao Yue was turning off the fire in the pot on the cart and scooping out the broth one spoonful at a time, letting the fragrant broth reveal its true flavor.
The thick, white and oily chicken fat with golden yellow floating on the surface rushes into the vessel like a waterfall, but it seems to crash into people's hearts.
As for this pot of soup, even if your taste buds are damaged, you probably won’t even say it tastes bad!
Everyone swallowed their saliva at the same time and watched Xiao Yue transfer the soup to the stove, sieve it and pour it into the big pot.
Then Xiao Yue added salt, sugar and pepper, and the pot of thick white soup came to life. The taste made people want to breathe in all the air around them.
That’s not all. When the soup boiled again, Xiao Yue added the pumpkin puree that she had prepared earlier.
One spoon, two spoons...
Stir the soup evenly every time you add a spoonful. When you add the third spoonful, the thick white soup will turn completely golden.
Finally, Xiao Yue started to thicken the soup, still adding small amounts multiple times, so that the soup became thicker little by little.
The soup is cooked to perfection when it can be poured out with a spatula, like a continuous thread.
Xiao Yue stopped, wiped his hands, and went to the place where pots, pans, and utensils were placed provided by the government.
You won’t know until you see it, there are all kinds of bowls and plates here, and the colors are all very beautiful.
Xiao Lian was also trying to choose a bowl to serve the dish, and had been struggling for a long time.
The white shallow bowl is too plain, the patterned plate is too complicated, and the golden stew pot with dragon and phoenix carvings is too grand...
Unexpectedly, the next second, a pair of hands took away the last golden cup.
Xiao Lian looked at it in surprise.
Xiao Yue just nodded at the small stew pot, looking very satisfied. He took several and went back.
Xiao Lian was a little slow to react, but seeing that everyone else had almost finished serving the food, she quickly chose a simple and elegant bowl and went back to serve the food.
Beside the stove, Xiao Yue put the golden stew pots aside and added scallops, ham slices, shiitake mushrooms...then abalone, sea cucumber and vegetarian shark's fin.
Finally, she scooped up the golden soup that had been sieved again and carefully poured it on top.
The golden soup was thick enough that it seemed to fall slowly.
After all ten stew pots were poured with water, Xiao Yue covered them with lids. Then she looked up and found that everyone was looking at her.
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